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Photograph number: Other 76

October 1998

Closing down Brierley paper shop

Left to right: Fred and Mary Clarke, Carla Hardwick and Mrs Bristow.

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Photograph number: Other 77

Circa 1914

Public Transport

Ernest Watson who lived on Church Street is the chap inside the bus with his hand on the rail.

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Photograph number: Other 78

Circa late 1960s

Jim Hotchins and partner Edith Sheard

Seen here at Edith’s son Alan’s wedding at Crofton Church. Peeping through is Edith’s daughter Janet Gough (nee Sheard) and next to her is her husband Roy. In the 1960s, Edith worked for a number of years for Burt and Elsie Blackshaw as a barmaid at the Three Horse Shoes. They were the first residents to move into number 5 Hillside from the slum clearances at Joseph Street Grimethorpe in 1959. Edith is now 83 and lives in Cudworth (September 2005).

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Photograph number: Other 79   This photograph is on line. Click the photograph number to view

Circa 1937/38

Brierley Common

Back row l to r: Leonard Grimes, Tom Scholey and Derrick Grimes. Front Row l to r: Kenneth Grimes,

Mark Scholey

Photograph and information supplied by Leonard’s son Keith who now lives in Tyne and Wear (December 2005).

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Photograph number: Other 80

Date unknown

Agnes Steele and family Park Avenue

This photograph was provided by Peter Gardner who lives in Tyne & Wear and who wrote the following information My auntie lives at 22 Park Ave and she is called Agnes steel. I enclose a picture of her sitting outside her house with my late Grandma (Francis Clough) my late mother (Miriam Gardner) and my brother Michael who now lives in Australia. My mother met my father during the war and moved up to Newcastle after it ended. My mother's family used to live in Cudworth before they moved to Brierley.

Photograph received by email.

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Photograph number: Other 81

Circa 1966

The Bower Family in Australia

The Bower family lived at the “Laburnums” which is situated on the left hand side of the road going out of Brierley towards Hemsworth. On the left is Bernard Bower with his wife Nell and their daughter Marion. They emigrated in 1951. On the right is Frank Bower with his wife Connie. They emigrated in 1953. 

Photograph and information provided by Brian Bower (brother) who now lives in Doncaster

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Photograph number: Other 82

Circa early 1960s

Bernard Bower in Australia

The Bower family lived at the “Laburnums” which is situated on the left hand side of the road going out of Brierley towards Hemsworth. On the photograph is Bernard Bower with his daughter Marion. They emigrated in 1951. 

Photograph and information provided by Brian Bower (brother) who now lives in Doncaster.

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Photograph number: Other 83

Date unknown

Connie Bower and son Gregary

The Bower family lived at the “Laburnums” which is situated on the left hand side of the road going out of Brierley towards Hemsworth. On the photograph is Frank Bower’s wife Connie with their son Gregary. They emigrated in 1953. 

Photograph and information provided by Brian Bower (brother) who now lives in Doncaster.

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Photograph number: Other 84

Date unknown

Frank Bower and son Gregary

The Bower family lived at the “Laburnums” which is situated on the left hand side of the road going out of Brierley towards Hemsworth. On the photograph is Frank Bower with his son Gregary. They emigrated in 1953. 

Photograph and information provided by Brian Bower (brother) who now lives in Doncaster.

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Photograph number: Other 85

1954

Raymond Dyson, Keith Dyson and Susan Thorpe

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Photograph number: Other 86

Easter Sunday 1948

Dyson family

Mr Norman Dyson holding grandson David Robertshaw with Mrs Mary Dyson holding grandson Raymond Dyson (son of Alec and Belle – Grange Road).

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Photograph number: Other 87

Date unknown

Brierley Junction

The train has just reversed and will take the connecting line around to the Dearne Valley Railway.

The late W Ashton took this photograph  

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Photograph number: Other 88

Circa 1930s

Brierley park playing fields

This photograph would have been taken where the small football pitch is now. At this time, Harold Grimes

who lived in the houses at the back kept his goats here.

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Photograph number: Other 89

1999

The Old Brierley Colliery tramway

This photograph was taken from the old Brierley Colliery pit yard where tubs of coal and sleck or red slate travelled to be deposited where the Forestry Commission planted fir trees and became Peter Wood. The coal also travelled down here. It went under the Holt at Engine Lane and onto the washer at Grimethorpe colliery. This roadway was commonly known as “The Ginny run” by the kids on the Hillside estate who also called Peter Wood “cowboy land”.

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Photograph number: Other 90

1998

Jeff Ennis election campaign

Jeff Ennis with his wife Margaret (nee Knight) and the Prime Minister to be Tony Blair seen here

during Jeff’s election campaign

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Photograph number: Other 91

1999

One man and his dog

Phillip Knight with Ben seen here in Brierley Park

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Photograph number: Other 92

February 2001

Volkswagen Restoration

Mick Carbutt with his wife Anna and children Hollie and Luke with the completed 9 seater mini bus

Mick restored

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Photograph number: Other 93

2000

Make your mind up time

At this time Barnsley Council wanted the residents of Hillside to be taken over by Chantry Housing. The photograph shows Hillside residents visiting the information bus. In the end they voted to stay with Barnsley Council. Hillside residents are: The lady with the green jumper is Sylvia Nixon and from the right hand side are: Susan Mangham, Tommy Clarke with his wife Muriel at the front next to Elsie Raikes in the purple coat. Joan Parkin is the lady with the glasses behind Elsie.

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Photograph number: Other 94

2000

Make your mind up time

At this time Barnsley Council wanted the housing stock on Hillside to be taken over by Chantry Housing. The photograph shows Hillside residents visiting the information bus. In the end they voted to stay with Barnsley Council. Hillside residents are left to right: Joan Parkin, Elsie Raikes and Sylvia Nixon.

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Photograph number: Other 95

Circa 1930s

Danny Oates with his first mechanical ice cream van

I am informed that the hawker inside the van is Danny’s nephew Dearnley.

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Photograph number: Other 96

July 1983

Brierley Gala

Newspaper cutting

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Photograph number: Other 97

May 2002

Tractor accident

Colin Painter with his tractor after it was stolen by two youngsters and crashed into 12 Grange Road,

the home of Mr and Mrs John Dinsdale.

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Photograph number: Other 98

August 2001

Investors in People Award

United Care Homes made the award to the staff at Coppins nursing home for staff training. Known faces are at the back on the left Senior Care Ena Barraclough next to her sister ? and Sandra ? (nee Wenham)

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Photograph number: Other 99 

Circa 1990

Simpson family

The Simpson family seen here at Graham’s wedding reception, which was held in the Three Horse Shoes. Back row left to right: Sons Eddie, Stuart, Graham, Verdun and Douglas. Front are l to r mum Jenny, dad Fred and Daughter Mary.

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Photograph number: Other 100

June 1999

Out for a stroll

Left is Herbert Vamplew and waving his lottery ticket for luck is Ernest Burton both from Grange Road.

 

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